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The Next Karate Kid (1994)

PG  107 min  -  Action | Drama | Family   -  12 August 1994 (USA)
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Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing a troubled teenage girl

Director:

Christopher Cain

Writers:

Robert Mark Kamen (characters), Mark Lee
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pat Morita ...
Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi (as Noriyuki "Pat" Morita)
Hilary Swank ...
Michael Ironside ...
Col. Dugan
Constance Towers ...
Louisa Pierce
Chris Conrad ...
Eric McGowen
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad ...
Abbot (as Arsenio Trinidad)
Michael Cavalieri Michael Cavalieri ...
Ned
Walton Goggins ...
Charlie (as Walt Goggins)
Jim Ishida Jim Ishida ...
Tall Monk
Rodney Kageyama Rodney Kageyama ...
Monk
Seth Sakai Seth Sakai ...
Buddhist Monk
Eugene Boles Eugene Boles ...
Mr. Harold Wilkes
Keena Keel Keena Keel ...
School Clerk
Tom O'Brien ...
Gabe
Thomas Downey ...
Morgan (as Tom Downey)
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Storyline

During a commemoration for Japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II, Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaughter Julie, an angry teenager who is still feeling the pain of losing both her parents in an accident and is having problems with her grandmother and her fellow pupils. Mr. Miyagi decides to teach her karate to get her through her pain and issues and back on the right path. Written by Matthias Scheler <tron@lyssa.owl.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Karate | Teenager | Teenage Girl | Train | Martial Arts  | See more »

Taglines:

Who says the good guy has to be a guy? See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Family | Romance | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for violence and some mild language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Az új karate kölyök See more »

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$8,751,228 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby  | SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The train yard that Eric worked as a security guard is the Mass Bay Transportation Authority's, Red Line's Cabot Yard located in South Boston. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the monk bowls a gutter ball (which jumps out to make a strike at the last second) the 10 pin begins falling before the ball contacts any of the pins. See more »

Quotes

Julie Pierce: What's going on?
Sergeant Kesuke Miyagi: Nothing. Just monks having good time.
Julie Pierce: I thought they were supposed to be spiritual
Sergeant Kesuke Miyagi: Never trust spiritual leader who doesn't dance.
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Soundtracks

"Doing' The Dog"
Written by Doug Fieger & Berton Averre
Performed by The Knack
Courtesy of Charisma Records America, Inc. See more »